Joining Hudson Mohawke in Glasgow’s surge to the forefront of UK electro-pop are CHVRCHES-endorsed trio Prides, who unveiled their debut track ‘Out Of The Blue’ this month.
Building on the solid foundations of previous band Midnight Lion, Stuart and Lewis show competence in playfully adjoining classic pop influences with contemporary synth-centric bands like Passion Pit and current Best Fit faves Little Daylight to create bold, impossibly hooky sounds. A spiraling synthesizer riff and slender guitar strokes gravitate around the gigantic tom-toms and juddering bass drum thumps at the robust heart of the fizzy melody. With the addition of third man Callum, the Glaswegians have kicked it up a gear under the Prides banner and look set to take a seat next to their fellow Scots at the great pop feast of 2013.
- Nilüfer Yanya signs to Ninja Tune and shares new single, “Like I Say (I runaway)"
- Stephen Pastel and Gavin Thomson announce soundtrack to stage adaptation of This Is Memorial Device
- Eliza Rose releases her new EP, Business As Usual
- Crumb share new single, "The Bug"
- Human Interest announce forthcoming EP, Smile While You're Losing (An Audio Guide To Wellness)
- Anastasia Coope shares new single "Sorghum" alongside news of her first UK show
- Sans Soucis announces their forthcoming debut album, Circumnavigating Georgia
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